US President declares national emergency to build US-Mexico border wall
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US President declares national emergency to build US-Mexico border wall
The move comes following a log jam in Congress
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Originally Posted by Guardian
US President Donald Trump has defied fierce criticism to announce that he is using emergency powers to bypass Congress and pursue the building of a wall on the US-Mexico border.
At a combative, rambling and at times incoherent press conference in the White House, the US president insisted he had no choice but to declare a national emergency to stop illegal immigrants spreading crime and drugs.
Yet Trump admitted that he did not “need” to take the step now and was only doing so for speed. Opponents seized on the remark to accuse him of falsehoods and fearmongering for political ends, describing the move as “unlawful” and a violation of the US constitution.
Speaking in the White House rose garden, Trump noted that the National Emergencies Act of 1976 gave presidents leeway to declare an emergency and several have done so. “There’s rarely been a problem,” he said. “Nobody cares. I guess they weren’t very exciting. But nobody cares. They sign it for far less important things in some cases, in many cases.”
A list compiled by the Brennan Center says Bill Clinton declared 17 national emergencies, George W Bush 13 and Barack Obama 12, but nearly all were for crises that emerged overseas. Trump added: “We’re talking about an invasion of our country, with drugs, with human traffickers, with all types of criminals and gangs.”
Trump then asked two women whose family members had been killed, allegedly by undocumented immigrants, to stand and hold up photos of their late loved ones to assembled staff and media. He went on to recycle gory descriptions of violent criminal gangs and warned of a “virtual invasion” that requires urgent remedy.
Very good.
I especially like him giving a platform to those who've had family relatives murdered by illegal immigrants, who, if there was a wall would not be able to murder Americans due to them not being in the same country! Logic 101.
Of course Hollywood celebrities and Democrats will be screaming racist, something or other from behind their walled mansions but who cares? Israel has proved a big fat wall works and keeps people out.
Thoughts?
